10 Questions About Abdominal Stretching

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10 Questions About Abdominal Stretching

10 Questions About Abdominal Stretching

The abdominal region is one of the most important areas that determine the person's body image. Pregnancy and weight changes in women are frequently deformed due to factors such as weight gain in men and changes in hormones.

What is abdominal stretching?

Abdominal stretching is the operation to treat bulging and sagging skin due to excessive weight gain or after pregnancy, depending on the relaxation of the abdominal muscles and the skin over and under the umbilical and over the region formed. In the abdominal stretching process, both under the belly to remove excess, loose skin at the same time by the intervention of the abdominal muscles from the outside formed on the belly loosening is removed. In this way, it is possible to have a flat abdominal area and belly circumference. 

Who can have it done?

From the age of 18, it can be done to patients of all age groups. Applicable to both sexes for men and women.

What should be considered before?

In smoking patients, it can be done after quitting. Because smoking disrupts the blood supply and nutrition of the skin adversely affects wound healing. It is recommended that you have reached the end of this process if you are in the process of losing weight before the procedure. It is important to share this with your doctor if another surgical intervention has already been done to the abdomen.

Can be done with liposuction?

Liposuction is the process of melting and removing fat. It is often recommended to use it together to improve the results of abdominal stretching. It is also a complementary process to re-create waist contours and improve the result.

What is mini-abdominal stretching?

Occasionally, only a skin flap can occur in the underside of the navel without looseness and excess fat in the abdominal region above the navel. In this case, mini-abdominal stretching operation is performed. In this application, only skin sagging and muscle laxity under the navel are intervened..

How is the postoperative period?

The hospital stay is 2 days. You have to use a corset that you can wear under your clothes that you can easily use in your daily life. You can return to your daily life after 1 week. You can spend an almost painless period with postoperative pain medications.

How does the scar remain?

There will be a scar that resembles the caesarean section that will not be seen when you look from the outside, but it will remain under your underwear. In mini-abdominal stretching, this scar is shorter.

Will the cracks recover?

Stretch marks in the abdominal skin are completely lost if the skin is to be removed under the navel.

Can we do sports after surgery?

It is not recommended that you exercise for a month to force your abdominal muscles. You can start walks and swim in one week after the surgery.

Pregnancy

Performing this surgery does not prevent pregnancy. However, it is recommended that you do not become pregnant immediately after surgery. At least 9 months must pass after the transaction.